Difference between Hack and Cut

What is the difference between Hack and Cut?

Hack as an adjective is having or requiring little talent. while Cut as an adjective is having been cut.

Hack

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having or requiring little talent.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To chop or cut down in a rough manner. To cough noisily. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to a computer system (e.g. website) or network by manipulating code; a crack. To accomplish a difficult programming task. To make a quick code change to patch a computer program. To work on an intimately technical level. To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick. A flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick. To swing at a pitched ball. To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry. To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained. To make common or cliched; to vulgarise. To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.). To play hackeysack.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hacking blow. A gouge or notch made by such a blow. The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery. A mattock or a miner's pick. A dry cough. An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network. An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming. A small code change meant to patch a problem as quickly as possible. An expedient, temporary solution, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date. Time check. A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter. A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained. A food-rack for cattle. A rack used to dry bricks. An ordinary horse, especially an old, tired one. A taxicab (hackney cab) driver. One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language. An untalented writer. A political agitator. (slightly derogatory) A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for the use in hackeysack.

Example sentence: I didn't think that college math was for me. I didn't think I'd be able to hack it. And that perception of math not being for girls, not being for girls who see themselves as socially well adjusted has got to change.

Cut

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having been cut.Reduced.Carved into a shape; not raw.Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.Circumcised.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An opening resulting from cutting.The act of cutting.The result of cutting.A share or portion.A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.The manner or style a garment is fashioned in.A slab, especially of meat.An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform an incision, for example with a knife.To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.To enter a queue in the wrong place.To cease recording activities.To reduce, especially intentionally.To form or shape by cutting.To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.To not attend a class, especially when not permitted.To change direction suddenly.To divide a pack of playing cards into twoTo dilute a liquid, usually alcohol.

Example sentence: The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.

We hope you now know whether to use Hack or Cut in your sentence.

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